Rik Janssen

Rik Arend Janssen (born 30 December 1957 in Arnhem) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party (SP) and former businessman.

As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was a temporary MP from 11 January till 14 April 2011, replacing Sadet Karabulut, who was on maternity leave.

During the long formation in South Holland after the Provincial Council elections 2019, Jansen resigned on 11 June in connection with his appointment to the Senate.

In January 2022, he succeeded Tiny Kox as chairman of the SP parliamentary party in the Senate.

To rehabilitate he studied law at the Open University in the Netherlands and obtained his LLM with Latin honors.